The Show Before the Show: Episode 107

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Episode 107
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• Bellinger's big bat heading to Los Angeles
• Hot-hitting Arroyo heads to San Francisco
• Toolshed: Arroyo showing Giant bat early on
• Tons of posts on Ben's trip to Frisco on the Ben's Biz Blog
• Promo Watch: Silly business in Charleston
• Mobile's Fasano lines them up, inks them down

Three Strikes (3:37)

• Two National League West clubs made waves this week when the Dodgers and Giants called up top-100 prospects Cody Bellinger and Christian Arroyo, respectively. Tyler and Sam break down what to expect from both in the Majors after dominating in the Pacific Coast League.
• In Strike Two the guys discuss whether these two call-ups will be part of a trend or if they're isolated incidents.
• One listener sent in a request to discuss Angels prospects, so the guys oblige by talking about top Los Angeles prospect Jahmai Jones's rough start at Class A Burlington.

Matt Chapman interview (31:10)

• The A's No. 4 prospect calls into the show on his day off in Nashville to discuss overcoming his season-opening wrist injury, how he developed power and what the recent prospect promotions from the Pacific Coast League mean to him.

Ben's Biz Banter (52:05)

• MiLB.com's Benjamin Hill is back from his trip to Double-A Frisco for his usual podcast segment. Ben wraps up his time at Dr. Pepper Ballpark and talks about a silly-string record in Charleston and Mobile manager Sal Fasano's unique way of filling out a lineup card.

Wrapping up (1:13:10)